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Tire size plays a factor in price - there's going to be a price difference between a Pathfinder tire and a cute ute like a CR-V, for example.Bandy1080 wrote:Thinking of going with Conti LX20 as well. They just seem to get the best reviews for an all season tire. That said, can anyone point me where to find them at $135? Jesus that's low. The best I can find is $160.
As mentioned size can play a factor in price. Also the popularity of the size. The stock 17" Pathfinder size of 265/65-17 is not a very popular size and is priced higher than a 265/70-17 that's used on a lot of trucks/suv's.Bandy1080 wrote:Thinking of going with Conti LX20 as well. They just seem to get the best reviews for an all season tire. That said, can anyone point me where to find them at $135? Jesus that's low. The best I can find is $160.
The General Grabber HTS ranked #10 on the All-Season list, right behind the Firestone Destination LE2. The popular Toyo Open Country H/T ranked #14.Sayantsi wrote:Always nice to see another data point, but I've always found CR reports basic at best and their test criteria often is too general for me. For Tires, TireRack is a much better source of reviews and test data imo.
Currently I'm looking to buy a set of General Grabber HTS to replace the AWs on the truck now. Going with the HTS over the AT2 because I don't need an AT and do a lot of highway driving in the Pathy. Were Generals mentioned at all in the CR report?
What did they have to say about the Michelin Latitude in snow/ice? I know my LTX MS2's feel more secure than my wifes Latitude HP's and she has a much more sophisticated AWD system. The Latitudes just don't clean out the snow/slop very well and really look like a car tire. Trying to go over 35mph on the highway during a heavy snow last year was impossible and other traffic was moving along just fine.smj999smj wrote:One knock in the article against the Continental LX20 was that its ice rating was only rated as "fair" compared to "good" for the LTX M/S2 and the Michelin had a better snow traction rating of "very good."
According to their ratings, the Latitudes have a slightly better "ice" rating than the LTX M/S2, whereas the LTX M/S2 had a slightly better "snow traction" rating than the Latitudes.skinny2 wrote:What did they have to say about the Michelin Latitude in snow/ice? I know my LTX MS2's feel more secure than my wifes Latitude HP's and she has a much more sophisticated AWD system. The Latitudes just don't clean out the snow/slop very well and really look like a car tire. Trying to go over 35mph on the highway during a heavy snow last year was impossible and other traffic was moving along just fine.smj999smj wrote:One knock in the article against the Continental LX20 was that its ice rating was only rated as "fair" compared to "good" for the LTX M/S2 and the Michelin had a better snow traction rating of "very good."
The LTX MS2 is great on the highway and handles quite good on curvy roads. My commute varies between 60 miles of two-lane state route (very curvy and hilly) or a 140 mile highway drive. These are excellent in all situations and even with 40k+ miles on them they don't hydroplane at any reasonable speed. I'll be curious to see how they do this winter as the tread is down to 8/32nds and I'm not very tolerant of tires that don't grip well in the snow. Worst case I'll install some snow tires and keep these to throw back on in the spring.Bandy1080 wrote:So the LTX's handle well in the snow but what about the highway and MPG?